Meal Conversations and Respond To Different Scenarios

[seep]

Q-think of and record below 7 new and fun meal time conversation starters for each of the following age groups to use in a children's service setting?

0-2 years
1-I am feeling hungry
2-it looks yummy
3-I can smell some food
4-I like to eat
5-what food you like the most
6-will you please make a picture of apple for me?
7-wao the food I have in hand is really nice
----------------------
2-3 years
1- I spy with my little eye…

2- I went to the food market and I saw…
3- Can you name the favorite food of everyone at the table?
4- Built a crazy food dish take turns to add things.
5-share some funny food incident
6-my favourite food colour is....... I like most foods in this colour which one is your's?
7- Create a story about food– everyone takes turn to say what happens next
--------------------------------
3-5 years
1- I went to the supermarket and I bought…
2- Talk about the food you’re eating! How does it taste?
3- Imagine the perfect food… how would it look like?
4- What is your favourite fruit/vegetable/meat/dessert/snack/breakfast? Why?
5- Play trivia – ask any question and see who knows the answer. Pick a theme of food
6-Your favorite place to go for food
7- Play riddles, can you guess the food which has colour,shape, size......
-------------------------------
5-12 years
1- My favorite food is… because…
2- Tell a joke about food
3- Share a good thing about food
4- Take turns to find a food that starts with A, B, C, D, E…
5- What else could we add to this dish?
6- Talk about exciting events coming up
7- How is the food making your body strong and healthy?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q-give example of how negative statements have impacted upon you from personal experiences from your own childhood or school life

my school bus was a noisy place where multiple conversations happened at once but there were certain learning and attention issues for me during my bus travel. There were also unspoken social rules that govern the school bus. kids were not encouraged to sit next to Amy because she always saved the seat next to her for her friend Julie. But I who have troubled picking up on social cues always wanted to sit next to Amy without a second thought. This bothered Amy alot—and also Julie, who had to find another seat. Julie used to speed with me in an arrogant voice. she was never welcoming towards me and tried to avoid me by not looking at me .
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Q-Describe how you would respond to the child in the following scenario
Lily is 2 1/2 and relatively new at your service, she has just started to play with activities without you being immediately there but still relies on you for emotional support in situations that make her feel uncomfortable. her mother has been collecting her at 2 pm every day while she settles in but today is the first day she is leaving her till late as she has gone back to full time work. lily wakes up from her rest well and you are impressed by how well she is coping with the longer afternoon.
At 3 pm some of the other mothers arrive and the little friend that lily was playing with goes home, leaving lily alone to play lily watches her friend leave with her mum and you suspect this might be a time that lily will start to feel anxiety about her own mum. Lily watches her friend leave through the window................
what do you do? At what point would you act? How would you respond?

With a peaceful mind and smile on my face I will approach Lilly when I notice her being upset I will ask her to tell me how she is feeling and why she seems upset? when she will tell me the reason I will explain to her that it's a routine and it's completely ok if the friend leaves before us because everyone has a different routine then us and she will surly come tomorrow morning and Lilly will get another chance to meet and play with her, but if she is leaving ,there are lots of other friends still present in centre to play with. so I will ask Lilly to come with me and let me introduce to her with some of new friends who are really fun to play with and above all I am also here
---------------------------------------------------------
Q21-Damian and Ahmed are playing on the obstacle course in the outdoor area. both boys are nearly 5 years old and preparing for school next year. Ahmed runs along the obstacle course very confidently and races through the tunnels, up the ladder and over the A- frames very quickly. He shows no fear and in fact you are a little bit worried that he might be going too fast and could hurt himself
Damian walks and climbs over each obstacle cautiously and uses two hands to balance himself on the rope ladder. He feels threatened when Ahmed bounces the ladder while he is on it and yells at him to " stop it", in an alarmed tone. Ahmed declares proudly " I'm heaps faster than you, I can go even faster if I want" and begins the course again, quickly gaining on Domian.
consider how you would respond to this scenario. Record what you would do and say in this situation in relation to both Ahmed and Damian keeping in mind that we must respond positively towards both children's abilities and levels of confidence.
Analyze why you would respond in that way.

I will calmly remind Ahmed to mind his speed as its good to be fast but safety comes first if you keep playing with same speed or even faster you will surly get hurt and all your fun will be ruined because you will not be able to play with a hurt body and you will be staying alone with no play at all.

while for Damian I will esure him that its good to be safe and look after one's own self by doing this he will be playing for a long time period but if he wants to play with a faster speed he can surly try that but with much care off course. If he feel any problem during fast play he can surly ask for my help.

[Lorina]

I think your responses are good!

,
Lorina